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Hello and welcome to a special edition of 'Shish on Football' on paulshishkoffjr.com. Tonight it is Super Bowl LI. It is the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.

This is the ninth Super Bowl appearance for the New England Patriots, for the Falcons it will be their second. The Patriots are 4-4 all time in Super Bowls, while the Falcons lost Super Bowl XXXIII to the Denver Broncos. As for the combatants' 2016 record, New England Patriots 14-2, while Atlanta Falcons are 11-5.

Surprisingly it is a battle of offense vs defense when the Atlanta Falcons get the ball. The Falcons lead the league in scoring offense with 33.8 PPG. While New England lead the league in scoring defense with 15.6 PPG. The Patriots run a 3-4 defense versus the Falcons offense who has Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and a running attack which includes Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman.

When the Patriots have the ball, At all starts with Tom Brady, who has only thrown two interceptions in 2016. This year is also his second season where he has a 110-plus QB Rating (2007 New England Patriots). They also have Julian Edelman, LeGarrette Blount, and Martillus Bennett.

Special Teams: K: Matt BryantP: Matt BosherH: Matt BosherKR/PR: Eric WeemsLS: Josh Harris ​Coin Toss:Falcons won toss, elected to defer to the second half. Patriots will receive and the Falcons will kickoff. ​1st Quarter: 15:00: Bryant kicks off to Patriots Endzone for a touchback. 13:50: Patriots go 3-and-out. 13:36: Allen punts the ball to Weems, who moves the ball to the Falcons 16-yard line. NE 0, ATL 011:20: Falcons move the ball to their 40-yard line. 10:28: Bosher punts the ball to Edelman, who moves the ball to the Patriots 8-yard line. NE 0, ATL 0 ​7:06: Patriots move the ball to Falcons territory, with a Brady pass to James White at the Falcons 40-yard line. 6:00: Both teams have recorded a sack. 5:39: Another sack by Falcons. Patriots move the ball to the Falcons' 49-yard line. 5:08: Allen punts the ball to Weems, who calls for a fair catch. NE 0, ATL 0 2:17: Alan Branch records the second sack for the Patriots. 2:17: Falcons move the ball to their 37-yard line. 1:36: Bosher punts the ball to Edelman, who moves the ball to the Patriots'18-yard line. NE 0, ATL 0 ​:00: Patriots end the first quarter with the ball on the Patriots 40-yard line. NE 0, ATL 0

Final Thoughts: Tom Brady just conducted the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. Coming back from 25 points down. And Tom Brady couldn't have done it without James White scoring 3 TDs collectively.

So Tom Brady and Bill Belichick has won 5 Lombardi trophies for Robert Kraft's New England Patriots franchise, who only had one Super Bowl appearance since taking over, as owner of this AFC Original 8 franchise. The Patriots are now tied with the San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys for 2nd all-time, in Super Bowl history. And only trail the Pittsburgh Steelers for most all-time.

This has been Paul Shishkoff, Jr. with a special edition of 'Shish on Football'. Thanks for visiting this page. ​